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Will the next pope speak Hebrew? A Jewish guide to the cardinals who could succeed Francis

JL;DR SUMMARY Following the death of Pope Francis, attention turns to the conclave in the Vatican, where a new pope will be elected. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HebrewCatholic ChurchInterfaith RelationsPopePizzaballaParolinErdoZuppi

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"Pizzaballa, a cardinal who is the most senior Catholic official in the Holy Land, has lived in Israel for decades and speaks fluent Hebrew."
Budapest, Hungary
"Erdo, 72, has been the archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest in Hungary for more than 20 years, and during that time, he has earned the trust of local Jewish leaders."
Bologna, Italy
"Matteo Zuppi, 69, is the archbishop of Bologna, another close Francis ally and the Vaticans envoy for Ukraine."
Malta
"Grech, 68, from Malta, is a senior Vatican official who is seen as part of the progressive camp and was another close ally of Francis."
Philippines
"Luis Antonio Tagle, 67, from the Philippines, who visited a synagogue serving the countrys small Jewish community in 2019."
Ghana
"Peter Turkson, 76, of Ghana, who co-chaired a meeting in 2018 between the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Holy Sees Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, which reaffirmed the churchs rejection of antisemitism."
France
"Jean Marc Aveline, 66, of France, who wrote a book emphasizing the link between Judaism and Christianity."
Newark, New Jersey, United States
"Joseph Tobin, 72, of Newark, New Jersey, who in 2019 called for a Nostra Aetate moment in the churchs combatting of sexual abuse, a reference to the 1965 document that rejected antisemitism."

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